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The big 5 was initially developed via the lexical hypothesis. All the words which described human personality in the English language were compiled. Words which had a purely value oriented meaning (e.g. angel, jackass, scoundrel, hero) were excluded. This resu...

The inception of the big five theory relied upon the assumption that language was a good tool for investigating the underlying traits in human personality. The next stage built upon the lexical hypothesis and instead used self-assessment tests to see if the or...

It's important to know what qualifies as a moderate score. Many people have a tendency to overestimate Openness in their subjects because high Openness can be a conspicuous trait but low Openness doesn't seem to draw attention to itself. If we take Artistic In...

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  Each of the instincts of enneatype Eight are amplified and manifest without conflict with the main enneatype. The Eight is an instinctual type and the variants are instinctual energies. You see wha...

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  Self-pres/Social 1  Enneatype One’s basic fear is of not being perfect, therefore, not being good enough. This manifests in the self-pres variant as the need to "fix" the environment.  This type ...

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  Healthy Twos know how to give of themselves without the need for reciprocity on their terms. If their love goes unreciprocated, they might still focus energy on the situation, but they accept life ...

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  Enneatype Three belongs to the feeling/image triad. The fear of being unlovable and the concern with validation are expressed differently with the different instinctual stackings. With the self-pr...

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  Self-pres/Social 4 This subtype is the least volatile and fiery of the type Four stackings. They can resemble type One in terms of their efficiency and practicality. Although their focus will be m...

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  Self-pres/social 6 This subtype of Six is generally warm and friendly. The self-pres combines with the social instinct in such a way that the Six looks to find security in alliances. This type is ...

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  The instinctual energies often appear to manifest differently in enneatype Seven, but the underlying structure really is the same as with any other type. The Seven fixation results in a running awa...

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  Enneatype Nines are out of touch with the instinctual center. Because Nines are of touch with their instinctual energy they have a very conflicted relationship to the expression of the various inst...

There are only one or two sites that will give you big 5 test results in the form of SLOAN codes. The vast majority of big 5 tests will give your result in a numerical form, either a percentage or some other number and the scale on which these scores are prese...

The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R) was developed by Paul Costa and Robert McCrae from the 1970s through to the 2000s. This is a version of the big 5 which subdivides each trait into six facets. This has become one of the most popular and influent...

You know something isn't fun when there is a "Fun" in its name.  Just kidding, Discovery & Fun is a chill place on PDB where users apply typology to nearly everything.   

Copyrighted work from Ocean Moonshine. Used with permission.  The self-preservational instinct is accentuated by the type Five fixation. The other two instincts are in opposition to the main type. When dominant, the social and sexual instincts therefore set u...

Listed below are the facets that comprise the trait Conscientiousness according to the IPIP. C1: Self-EfficacyHigh Scorers: Complete tasks successfully. Tend to excel in their endeavours. Self-assured. Find good solutions.Low Scorers: Can tend to misjudge and...

Listed below are the facets that comprise the trait Agreeableness according to the IPIP. A1: TrustHigh Scorers: Trusting. Regard others as good, moral and well-intentioned. Low Scorers: Wary, suspicious and distrustful. Do not believe that others are moral an...

Listed below are the facets that comprise the trait Neuroticism according to the IPIP. N1: AnxietyHigh Scorers: Worry. Fearful. Stressed out.Low Scorers: Relaxed. Not bothered. Unperturbed. Don't worry. N2: AngerHigh Scorers: Irritable. Quick to anger. Easil...

17 Questions What’s your biggest fear?  What’s your biggest desire? What are you ‘’the best’’ at? How do you see yourself right now? How do you see yourself 5 years from now? How do you express yourself? How do you feel about those near you (family, f...

Listed below are the facets that comprise the trait Extraversion according to the IPIP. E1: FriendlinessHigh Scorers: Make friends easily. Warm. Comfortable around others. Raise the spirits of others.Low Scorers: Hard to get to know. Uncomfortable around and ...